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BBC OS: Al-Shabab Attacks African Union Base in Somalia

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Al-Shabab attacks African Union base in Somalia

15/01/2016 GMT

Al-Shabab Attacks African Union Base in Somalia

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Heavy fighting continues, and many Kenyan soldiers are reported dead

Heavy fighting continues, and many Kenyan soldiers are reported dead.

Militant fighters from the Al-Shabab group have attacked a base for African Union peacekeepers in south western Somalia, many Kenyan soldiers are reported dead. #OscarsSoWhite is trending: Why? And we hear from two astronauts about to take a spacewalk.

(Photo: Al-Shabab militants wearing masks, carrying flags and rifles. Credit: AFP)

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